2002 Yamaha Road Star Warrior: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2002 Yamaha Road Star Warrior. The newest campaign is 03V309000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Aug 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Manual Transmission. NHTSA has 84 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 03V309000, in the NHTSA record
Yamaha will replace the transmission gears and shafts with new ones. Owner notification began on september 9, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact yamaha at 1-800-88-yamaha or visit their website at www.yamaha-motor.com.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 34,590 units in total.
03V309000Received . 29,139 units.
Power Train / Manual Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
In the transmission on certain motorcycles, the second/third pinion gear may be incorrectly machined which could cause abnormal wear that eventually results in a broken retainer circlip.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the circlip breaks, the transmission could lock up, which would also cause the rear wheel to lock up. This could result in loss of control and a crash, possibly resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Yamaha will replace the transmission gears and shafts with new ones. Owner notification began on september 9, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact yamaha at 1-800-88-yamaha or visit their website at www.yamaha-motor.com.
Report filed by YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA. Manufacturer campaign number M2004-001. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
02V181000Received . 5,451 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motorcycles, the fuel tank bracket washer and damper do not adequately protect the tank from engine vibration.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Over a period of time, vibration might damage the tank which could result in a fuel leak with the possibility of fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the fuel tank bracket washer and damper with ones of a new type. Owner notification began july 10,2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact yamaha at 1-800-88-yamaha (1-800-889-2624).
Report filed by YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA. Manufacturer campaign number M2002-016.
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
84 complaints, 86 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2002 Yamaha Road Star Warrior
- All 2002 vehicles
| Component | 2002 Road Star Warrior | All 2002 vehicles | Road Star Warrior, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 814 | 119 | 752 | 70 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 46.5 | 100.3 | 88 | 4 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 34.9 | 32.4 | 24 | 3 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 23.3 | 39.2 | 24 | 2 |
| Unknown or Other | 23.3 | 21 | 24 | 2 |
| Electrical System | 23.3 | 94.6 | 56 | 2 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 11.6 | 76.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Service Brakes, Air | 11.6 | 3.6 | 8 | 1 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 11.6 | 11.5 | 8 | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 10 Jun 2019
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE03038 | Preliminary evaluation | UNINTENDED REAR WHEEL LOCKUP | Power Train / Manual Transmission | 11 Aug 2003 | 6 Nov 2003 | 03V309000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 20022
- 20031
- 20040
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2002 Yamaha Road Star WarriorThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2002 Yamaha Road Star Warrior: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/yamaha/road-star-warrior/2002/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Yamaha Road Star Warrior?
- 34,590 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Yamaha Road Star Warrior have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Yamaha Road Star Warrior, model years 2002 to 2004. 2 of them name the 2002 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Yamaha Road Star Warrior name most often?
- Power Train: 70 of 86 component mentions, or 814 per 1,000. For all 2002 vehicles the figure is 119 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Yamaha Road Star Warrior open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.